Let the Good Times Roll Walton and Putman Residence Halls share a front desk and lounge, and residence life staff ers have provided amenities for their


residents since the buildings opened in 1968. The front desk is a place where students can pick up free toilet paper, a broom and dust pan, vacuum cleaners, board games, and packages they’ve received in the mail. And while the décor and the devices have changed, the lounge across from the front desk is still an inviting space for relaxation and interaction. It also still has a piano.


Proper Hygiene Every year, a new batch of students adjusts to being away from home—and learns how to cook and do laundry in unfamiliar


territory. In the past, students often improvised, washing their clothes in sinks. At one time, students even paid an extra fee for the use of gas and electricity. Now, all utilities are included (water, electricity, cable, internet); students can have microwaves and mini refrigerators in their rooms; and every residence hall is equipped with washers and dryers.


No More Smoking When Eastern President Charles McKenny dismissed four women students for smoking in 1922, it said more about society’s attitude


toward women than its attitude toward tobacco. Smoking was perfectly acceptable almost anywhere, as long as men did it. The tide began to turn with the release of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health in1964, the same year the university removed cigarette vending machines from its residence halls, the fi rst of many incremental anti-smoking steps. In the 1970s, though, students could still light up inside buildings. When Eastern became a tobacco-free campus in July, smoking became part of the past.


24 Eastern | SUMMER 2015


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